Rejected names for new Halifax ferry include Yeah Buoy! and Donair

There wereno submissions for Boaty McBoatfacebut Halifax citizens spared no creativity dreaming up names for a new harbour ferry.

The full list of 130 publicly submitted names was released to CBC News on Tuesday.

Some rejected names were irreverent, and includedDonair, Nine Lives, HalDarth, Fart Hopper andMont-Blancthe source of the Halifax explosion.

Others name held undercurrents of protest.The Peace Ferry, No More Military, HMCS Welfare, HRM Money Pit andThe D/\RTMOUTHajab at Halifax's new logo, and attempts to force the brand on the city's formerly autonomous regions.

There were alsoplays on the wordferry, as evidenced in submissions that includedBrian Ferry, Katy Ferry and Ferry Fine Friends.

Local references

Some of the names included shout outs to local politicians, past and present.The Gloria, The Savage, Mayor Joseph Zatzman, Walter R. Fitzgerald, Peter Stoffer, Megan Leslie, Joseph HoweandEdward Cornwallis.

Some suggested names acknowledged the area's Mi'kmaq history, with entries such asChief Kolpit andK'jipuktuk.

Others honoured citizens with varying degrees of prominence: John Dunsworth, Fat Apollo andTuxedo Stan.

There were also a couple of notable names with a jaunty Maritime theme: ANCHORS AWAY andYeah Buoy!

City communications staff, Halifax Mayor Mike Savageand three community councillors had a first crack at the list, narrowing it down to to five finalists: Viola Desmond, Vincent Coleman, Private John Curwin, Major Gavin Rainnie and Ronald Wallace.

In online voting, the public chose to name the ferry after Nova Scotia civil rights hero Viola Desmond.Final approval for the name rests with Transport Canada.

See the full list of submitted names here.